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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twīflijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *twīflijaną. Equivalent to *twīfl (doubt) + *-jan.

Verb

*twīflijan

  1. to doubt

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *twīflijan
1st sg. past *twīflidā
Infinitive *twīflijan
Genitive infin. *twīflijannjas
Dative infin. *twīflijannjē
Instrum. infin. *twīflijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *twīfliju *twīflidā
2nd singular *twīflisi *twīflidēs, *twīflidōs
3rd singular *twīfliþi *twīflidē, *twīflidā
1st plural *twīflijum *twīflidum
2nd plural *twīfliþ *twīflidud
3rd plural *twīflijanþ *twīflidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *twīflijē *twīflidī
2nd singular *twīflijēs *twīflidī
3rd singular *twīflijē *twīflidī
1st plural *twīflijēm *twīflidīm
2nd plural *twīflijēþ *twīflidīd
3rd plural *twīflijēn *twīflidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *twīfli
Plural *twīfliþ
Present Past
Participle *twīflijandī *twīflid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: twīflian
  • Old Dutch: twīvalen
  • Old High German: zwīfalen, zwīvalen
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